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A repeat offender has been sentenced to a month in prison after he was caught by a farmer stealing broccoli.
Vernon Symonds, 39, from White Hill, Sandys, told police he had intended to sell 9.53lbs of the vegetable — worth around $23.84 — to purchase...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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A Warwick man with a “penchant for Scotch” admitted stealing several bottles of the liquor from a grocery store.
Keivon Scott, 30, from Spice Hill Road, pleaded guilty to stealing a total of $160.85 worth of alcohol, telling the court that he intende...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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Catlin Bermuda and the Bermuda End-to-End Charitable Trust have announced a new grant aimed at supporting projects linked to marine education and conservation.
The Catlin Marine Grant will offer a total of $100,000 in funding over the next three year...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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Members of the public will get an inside view of the work done in the courts during Law Week, which is planned to be introduced this year by the Magistrates’ Court.
According to the 2013 Supreme Court Annual Report, the week is hoped to include speci...
DATE: Jan 30, 2014
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Former Premier David Saul and veteran educator Victor Scott have both been named Honorary Fellows of Bermuda College.
Both men were honoured in a ceremony at Coco Reef Hotel.
Before entering politics, Dr Saul taught at the old Sandys Grammar School a...
DATE: Jan 30, 2014
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Mental Health Court will be fully operational by the end of 2014, according to a report by the Bermuda Judiciary.
Attorney General Mark Pettingill promised last May the court would begin operation in a matter of weeks, but Government later said suita...
DATE: Jan 30, 2014
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Bermuda birdwatchers have this week confirmed a sighting of a common raven on the Island for the first time.
Conservationist David Wingate said the bird was first reported by David Barber, who spotted it on January 1 and again on January 6. The sight...
DATE: Jan 29, 2014
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A witness described seeing a gunman open fire on Reid Street as the trial of three men accused of attempted murder continued yesterday.
Devon Hewey, 25, Cervio Cox, 30, both from Warwick, and Julian Washington, 24, from Pembroke, all deny two charges...
DATE: Jan 29, 2014
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Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell has detailed a recent trip to Singapore to look into how they have implemented gaming.
In a statement, Mr Crockwell said that he, Minister of Legal Affairs Mark Pettingill and a technical officer met with Singapore’s ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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The cause of death for a snowy owl blown to the Island last year is still unknown after an inconclusive autopsy.
Conservationist David Wingate said he had suspected the bird may have been killed by secondary poisoning — eating a rat which had itself ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2014
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